Emergency sole



occ. 13,1925.

B. L. ABRAMS EMERGENCY SOLE Filed July 21, 1924 non Patented @et i3,19225o iran star BARNET L. ABRAMS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EMERGENCY SOLE.

Application led July 21, 1924. Serial No. 727,268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BARNET L. Animals, a citizen of the United ivtates.aand resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful improvements in EmergencySoles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in foot-wear particularly in thesoles thereof, and it is the principal object of the invention toprovide an elastic attachment for the soles, ,so-called emergency-sole,particularly well adapted for use by farmers, truck gardeners and otherpersons living in camps or residing at a considerable distance from acobbler or shoe-makers shop.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an emergency-solewhich can readily be attached to any shoe without the aid of machineryand thread.

A further object of the invention 'is the provision of an emergency-solewhich can be conveniently carried along and used if emergency sorequires.

`With these ends in view the novel emergency-sole consists of a pad ofplastic mate* rial preferably rubber to which a stitfening platepreferably made of metal is secured by vulcaniaing or otherwise,provided with means for readily attaching the pad to the shoe to coverthe broken or otherwise damaged original sole thereof.

rl`he invention furthermore relates to an emergency-sole pad providedwith suitable stitlening means ensuring the lholding of nails or otherfastening means for securing the emergency-sole to a boot or shoe.

rfhese and other objects of my invention and advantages thereof willbecome more fully known as the description thereof proceeds, and willthen be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming amaterial part of this disclosure:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe equipped with an emergency-soleconstructed according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view7 partly broken away to show the interiorconstruction.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a stiifening and holder plate used in theconstruction of the emergency-sole- Figure 4f is a cross-section on linel-w of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modied form of emergency-sole, and

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sect-ion on line 6--6 of Figure 5.

rlhe emergency-sole or shoe-attachment of the construction illustratedin Figures 1, 2, 3 and fi comprises an elastic pad 10 to which isvulcanized or otherwise secured a metal plate 11 having a plurality ofcomparatively large openings l2 presenting substantially the appearanceof a grating and also provided with a plurality of larger and smallerholes 13 and 14 respectively along its outer margin and the longitudinalbar 15 and cross-bars 16 forming the grating.

Along its outer edges the plate 11 is equipped with a plurality ofmarginal prongs or teeth 17 adapted to be bent over and to firmly engagethe welt 18 of the shoe or boot, while the inner end edge of the plateis provided with a plurality of smaller teeth 19 and is adapted to bebent upon itself to engage with its teeth the end of the shoe sole.Nails 20 or similar suitable and customary fastening means may be driventhrough the pad 10 and the plate 11 into engagement with the shoe soleand to be clinched at their inner ends as shown in Figure 4f.

rlhe modified form of the emergencysole illustra-ted in Figures 5 and 6consists of a rubber pad 21 to which is vulcanized or otherwise securedan inner 'stiening plate 22 provided with a plurality of larger andsmaller nail holes 23 along its marginal edges or on its longitudinalbar 2st or cross-bars 24. The outer contour of the pad is shaped toconform to the shape of the customary shoe-sole.

It will be understood that the nails used are of larger diameter thanthe holes in the plate and will therefore, when drivenu home bulge theplate around the nails so that the latter are lirmly held by theirfrictional engagement with the plate and not liable to Work out.

The operation of my device and the manner of its use will be completelyand readily understood without further explanation from the abovedescription and the drawing, particularly Figure 1 thereof7 and it willbe clear that any suitable means may be used to secure the pad to asole, and that changes may be made such as fall within the scope of theappended claims without deviating from the scope and spirit of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

l. An emergency-sole comprising an elastic pad, stittening means securedthereto, and means on said stitlfening means for permitting anattachment of said emergen cy-sole by bending said means around theouter edge ot said sole to form a rim for the same outside of the edgeportion ot said sole.

2. An emergency-sole comprising an elastic pad, a metallic, perforatedst-itlening means having a plurality ot' openings there in secured tosaid pad, and a plurality ot holding means on said stitliening means'for allowing a ready attachment ot said emergency sole to a piece oftoot-Wear said holding means being so disposed, that they form the outeredge of the sole when bent into holding position.

3. An emergency-sole comprising a pad having substantially the shape ofa shoesole, a perforated stifening plate vulcanized in said pad allowingfastening means to be passed through the pertorations in said plate intothe shoe-sole to secure the emergencysole thereto, and means on saidstit'fening plate for readily attaching and irmly securing the Whole toa shoe.

e. An emergency-sole comprising a pad of elastic material, a perforatedstiilening plate secured in said pad allowing nails to be passed throughthe perfor-ations in said plate into the shoe-sole and to be clinchedtherein, and a plurality of prongs formed along the outer margin of saidplate adapted to be bent upon the Welt of the shoe for securing theWhole thereto.

5. An emergency-sole comprising an attachment pad of rubber, a metalstiening plate secured therein, said plate having a plurality of Wideopenings therein to form a grating having longitudinal and cross-barsprovided With perforations. allowing fastening means to be passedthrough these perlforations, marginal prongs formed on the stitleningplate, and teeth formed at its end adapted to be bent for enO'agementwith the shoe sole for firmly holding the emergency sole thereto.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,July BARNET L. ABRAMS.

